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Durian Chiffon Cupcakes Recipe

Very fresh, moist, airy cupcake with durian cream cheese frosting topped with pistachios
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 17 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs yolk room temperature
  • 6 eggs white room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup fresh durian pureed
  • 4 tbsp condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Durian Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup fresh durian pureed
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 tbsp heavy whipped cream
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Whisk eggs yolk with a half cup of sugar until creamy. Set aside.
  • Mix durian puree with condensed milk until well combined.
  • In the large bowl, combine durian blended and eggs yolk mixture and whisk it until smooth.
  • Next sift in the flour, baking powder, salt, and whisk untill no visible lumps and becomes creamy. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees and prepare cupcake liners. This recipe will yeild around 17-18 cupcakes
  • In the large bowl, beats eggs white with remaining sugar till it reaches stiff peaks
  • Using a spatular, gently fold 1/3 the meringues into cake mixture and repeat the steps for the rest of meringues until well combined. Do not deflate the eggs white.
  • Carefully scoop the cake batter into cupcake liners and bake for 15 minutes
  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

Durian Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Beat cream cheese until creamy.
  • Add heavy whipped cream and continue to beat at medium speed.
  • Slowly add one tablespoon of sugar at a time and beat until smooth.

Assemble Cupcakes:

  • Add frosting on the cupcake and topped with pistachino crumbs.
Keyword cupcakes, durian